French motorcycle racer
| Gautier Paulin |
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| Nationality | French |
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| Born | 26 March 1990 (1990-03-26) (age 33)
Draguignan, France |
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| Years active | 2007-2020 |
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| Teams | Kawasaki, Honda, Husqvarna, Yamaha |
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| Grands Prix | •MX2: 52
•MXGP: 148
•Combined: 200 |
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| Wins | •MX2: 3
•MXGP: 9
•Combined: 12 |
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Gautier Paulin (born 26 March 1990) is a French former professional motocross racer.[1] He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 2007 until 2020.[2][3] Paulin was a member of the French team that won five consecutive Motocross des Nations events between 2014 and 2018.[4]
Biography
Born in Draguignan, France, Paulin began racing BMX bikes at the age of 6 and, won a BMX world championship at the age of 10.[5] He won the 2007 European motocross championship in the EMX2 class.[3] He then competed in the MX2 class of the Motocross World Championship with his best result being a third-place finish in the 2009 MX2 championship while riding for the Kawasaki Bud Racing PSM Racing team.[3] Paulin was then contracted to ride in the premier MXGP class for the Honda factory racing team.[3] He finished the 2015 FIM Motocross World Championship as runner up to Romain Febvre.[6] He raced for Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing in the 2017 and 2018 season.[7] On 25 September 2018 Yamaha Motor Europe announced that Paulin is signed to the Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP Team to race in the 2019 season.[8]
When representing France at The Motocross Des Nations, Paulin is pretty close to perfect. Gautier Paulin is the only French motocross racer to earn Gold Medals in the past 5 straight Motocross Des Nations Championships. Gautier Paulin was crowned Motocross Des Nations Team World Champion in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
